Proverbs 11:28

The one who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous ¹  will flourish like a green leaf. ² 

De 8:12-14; Job 31:24,25; Ps 1:3; Ps 52:7; Ps 52:8; Ps 62:10; Ps 92:12-14; Pr 10:15; Isa 60:21; Jer 17:8; Mr 10:24; Lu 12:20; 1Ti 6:17

¹ sn The implication from the parallelism is that the righteous do not trust in their own riches, but in the Lord.

² tn Heb “leafage” or “leaf” (cf. KJV “as a branch”); TEV “leaves of summer”; NLT “leaves in spring.” The simile of a leaf is a figure of prosperity and fertility throughout the ancient Near East.